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TSEA Hires New Government Affairs Director

TSEA Hires New Government Affairs Director

TSEA June 17, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Hires New Government Affairs Director

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association has hired former State Representative Randy Stamps as Government Affairs Director. “I had the opportunity to work with Randy for over 10 years when he represented Sumner

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TSEA Announces New Executive Director

TSEA Announces New Executive Director

TSEA May 28, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Announces New Executive Director

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today announced John Summers as their new Executive Director. “John has spent his entire career advocating for others with great success and we are very pleased to

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TDOC 28 Day Work Cycle

TDOC 28 Day Work Cycle

TSEA May 23, 2014 Comments Off on TDOC 28 Day Work Cycle

As you may know, the Tennessee Department of Correction intends to implement a 28-day work cycle, scheduled to begin at Northeast Correctional Complex on August 24, 2014. TSEA is actively looking into this issue.

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TSEA’s 40th Anniversary Representative Assembly, June 19-21

TSEA’s 40th Anniversary Representative Assembly, June 19-21

TSEA May 13, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA’s 40th Anniversary Representative Assembly, June 19-21

New Location!! Embassy Suites Hotel – Murfreesboro Mark your calendar now and request your time off for June 19-21, 2014 to attend TSEA’s 40th Anniversary Representative Assembly. The Registration Deadline for guaranteed annual leave,

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TSEA Legislative Days Round-Up and Pictures

TSEA Legislative Days Round-Up and Pictures

TSEA May 13, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Legislative Days Round-Up and Pictures

This year, TSEA began holding Regional Legislative Days across the state, asking all chapters to participate. We are happy to report that most chapters were able to hold legislative meetings, often in coordination with

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Legislative Update – April 21, 2014

Legislative Update – April 21, 2014

TSEA April 21, 2014 Comments Off on Legislative Update – April 21, 2014

Important Bills for State Employees Pass in final days of session Grandfathering TDOT Employees without a GED SB1705 (Niceley) /  HB1542 (Bailey) As amended, this bill passed without opposition, requiring TDOT to reestablish positions

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Budget passes; No raises for state employees

Budget passes; No raises for state employees

TSEA April 10, 2014 Comments Off on Budget passes; No raises for state employees

NASHVILLE – A last-ditch effort to restore raises for state employees in the state budget failed Thursday afternoon on the House floor. Rep. Craig Fitzhugh and Rep. Matthew Hill both proposed amendments to fund

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IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED BY ALL STATE EMPLOYEES: STATE EMPLOYEE RAISES PROPOSED IN NEW BUDGET PLAN

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED BY ALL STATE EMPLOYEES: STATE EMPLOYEE RAISES PROPOSED IN NEW BUDGET PLAN

TSEA April 9, 2014 Comments Off on IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED BY ALL STATE EMPLOYEES: STATE EMPLOYEE RAISES PROPOSED IN NEW BUDGET PLAN

A budget plan that includes raises and a bonus for state employees will be presented Thursday by a bipartisian group of House members. Please contact your Legislators immediately to show support for this plan.

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Legislative Update – April 7, 2014

Legislative Update – April 7, 2014

TSEA April 7, 2014 Comments Off on Legislative Update – April 7, 2014

As referenced in our recent Call to Action, the Tennessee General Assembly will be reviewing the Governor’s supplemental budget this week for final budget passage by the end of the week. The supplemental budget

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Call to Action // UPDATE

Call to Action // UPDATE

TSEA April 4, 2014 Comments Off on Call to Action // UPDATE

Your voice has been heard! Thanks to an enormous response from our members and other efforts by your legislators and TSEA, a bi-partisan group of House members is currently working on a plan to

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